Hi
I was about to post my own issue re slow cooling of my QHY10 using SGP, but saw this thread. I believe this is a real issue, so I add details here…
When using my QHY10 with SGP, the camera takes an extraordinary amount of time to cool down (~ 60mins to -20c). It also seems to take a long time to warm up using SGP.
I do not think this is a camera or ambient temp issue. It is winter and cold where I am. I have used SGP happily and extensively for quite some time, and it works extremely well with my QSI camera.
The QHY10 also cooled down quickly (actually too quickly) when I tested with Nebulosity 3 ( which I no longer use) using the same ASCOM driver, albeit the camera does take a while to stabilise on the correct temperature. Also, the slow warming does not seem to be indicative of a camera fault or ambient temp issue.
In addition, SGP reports that the camera is nowhere near capacity ( 1-15 %), even when it is miles from the required temp.
I have logs, but they don’t seem to say much.
Any advice?
Regards
Dean